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The mindset of India led to manipulation of its position and natural
location. The ultimate result was apportionment of western and eastern
rivers in IWT. Conversely, Pakistan's viewpoint was based on a competing
legal principle that transcended above the selfish and parochial Indian
approach.
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The US and NATO allies do mention a military strategy for the post-2014
Afghanistan. They have prioritized their efforts in handing over the
country to the Afghan National Army (ANA). The training phase is over.
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Russia and Pakistan have the unanimity of views on bringing regional
peace, through restoration of normalization and stability in
Afghanistan, following the withdrawal of US and NATO forces from
Afghanistan in 2014.
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Pakistan and Iran have to sincerely look towards the future. Iran, while
facing sanctions, has to rely on neighbours to maintain economic
sanity. Pakistan offers the ideal set up for Iranians in many aspects.
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Pakistan has always enjoyed the most cordial relations with the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia. Both countries have always been cooperating in
political, economic, commercial, security and religious ambits.
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Considering this, President Karzai's recent three-day visit to India was
quite significant. It was Karzai's fifth visit to India in three years.
He also undertook a one-day visit to Iran in December 2013, following a
visit to India.
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At a time when Nato-Isaf forces drawdown is already underway and the
Taliban are likely to have their share in the future of Afghanistan,
would the annoyance of these groups be in the long-term interests for
Pakistan? Absolutely not!
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The act of the Hangu teenager must have sent a panic in the ranks of the
Taliban. His sacrifice showed that despite enormous intimidation and
indiscriminate killing by the terrorists, the common folks cannot be
browbeaten into submission.
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Terrorism, extremism, ethnic and communal riots have jeopardized our
peace, worsened our economy and have periled the integrity of the
nation. All our trade links with neighbouring countries have been cut
off and exports have reached new lows due to security situation.
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Media is playing an unprecedentedly tremendous role as a watchdog to
eliminate all the behaviours which are trademark of true ignorance in
our society.
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Pakistan, having allowed the provinces more power than ever in its
torrid history, must take the next step. It should devolve power to the
local communities.
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One of the daunting task for realization of all this is to ensure
freedom to take bold decisions in consultations with all stakeholders,
right from policy development agenda to policy adoption and
implementation followed by objective evaluation.
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This tradition generated its own anti-Americanism in Pakistan with a
perception that the US did not want democracy to take root in this
country. Somehow, our people always found the US standing on the wrong
side in the arena of our domestic power struggle.
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Iran is not part of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or the Central
Asian Regional Economic Coordination, the ADB's ten-country partnership
that is sponsoring six new transport corridors to better link
Afghanistan and Central Asia with Europe and Asia.
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Analyzing the possible future scenario in Afghanistan in view of
changing dynamics of regional as well as domestic politics, less than
expected opportunities will be there for neighbouring and regional
players. These changes may have grave repercussions for the country.
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The West needs to accept that Iran must be at the table in the peace
talks due in Geneva. If anybody can bully Mr Assad to offer concessions,
it is Mr Rohani.
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Sheikh Hasina's government should refrain from executing the other
individuals it says are guilty of war crimes. The administration in
Dhaka should learn from the legacy of Nelson Mandela that is being
celebrated in the whole world
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How on earth will they find a guarantor of 15th grade or above? Luckily,
if they find one then how would they convince the guarantor of bearing
the brunt, if the business scheme goes default?
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The ESP has not elaborated the exact methodology for calculating the
costs. It has used the words 'direct and indirect costs'. Besides, it
has mentioned four assumptions (stated above) that were used as basis of
calculations.
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Pakistan faces a tough competition from neighbouring India, Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka and other countries. According to the Minister of State for
Commerce, the trade concessions that the country has won from the EU
cannot be fully exploited as, presently, Pakistan exports only 150 — or
2.5% — of the total 6,000 duty-free product lines that this 28-nation
bloc offers.
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Today, the world economy is highly dependent on oil production ranging
from manufacture of goods to exports and so on. Oil depletion poses the
biggest threat to Pakistan's economy as well. Energy is the biggest
problem that is hampering the economy and putting it in the doldrums.
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If the Muslims have to regain their lost glory, then they must have to
strive for resolving these problems through adherence to the golden
principles of Islam.
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Iran has a fairly developed nuclear infrastructure which it has built
over years. Its known key facilities include a power plant at Bushehr, a
uranium conversion facility at Isfahan, another enrichment plant at
Natanz and a heavy water plant at Arak.
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The complete failure of the Church committee to influence policy is
nowhere better illustrated than by the final extension of the secret
agencies' powers by good ol' President Clinton, who permanently and
formally married US intelligence to commercial organisations by creating
a new National Economic Council, paralleling the National Security
Council.
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